2026 Q3 · metro rank 262 of 263
Roof replacement cost in Rocky Mount
An architectural shingle roof in the Rocky Mount, NC metro costs $400 per square installed on the 2026 Q3 Roof Cost Index: -12.1% against the North Carolina figure of $455 and -20.0% against the US typical of $500. Roofers here earn a mean $19.33/hour (median $19.28, about 40 employed), BLS May 2025. For a whole roof: an architectural shingle roof on a 2,000 sq ft single-story home (6/12 pitch, one layer torn off, permit and dumpster included) costs $10,402 to $20,682 here, typical $15,502.
All materials in Rocky Mount
| Material | Low | Typical | High | US typical | vs US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural shingles | $307 | $400 | $492 | $500 | -20.0% |
| 3-tab shingles | $218 | $278 | $337 | $355 | -21.7% |
| Standing seam metal | $746 | $1,050 | $1,353 | $1,250 | -16.0% |
| Metal panel | $377 | $715 | $1,053 | $900 | -20.6% |
| Tile | $546 | $1,461 | $2,376 | $1,800 | -18.8% |
| Slate | $877 | $1,722 | $2,568 | $2,000 | -13.9% |
| Flat membrane | $188 | $375 | $561 | $475 | -21.1% |
This page is generated from the 2026 Q3 Index for the BLS metropolitan statistical area "Rocky Mount, NC" (area code 40580). State rank for North Carolina: 39 of 51. Methodology.
Roofing conditions in Rocky Mount
Housing age. The median home in the Rocky Mount, NC metro was built in 1983, newer than the median metro in the Index (1982). 45.3% of homes were built before 1980 and 22.6% in 2000 or later; 63% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. Roof age, not house age, sets the replacement date.
Hail. NOAA's Storm Events database logged 18 county hail reports across the metro's 2 counties from 2021 to 2025 (4 in 2021, 8 in 2022, 3 in 2023, 0 in 2024, 3 in 2025), rank 143 of 263 metros. From January 2021 to June 2026, 16 reports were stones of 1 inch or larger, and the largest was 1.75 inches. Most reports came from Nash, North Carolina (17), Edgecombe, North Carolina (4). After a hail storm, read the roof insurance claim guide and how hail damages a roof.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (county hail reports 2021 to June 30, 2026); U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates 2020-2024, tables B25035, B25034 and B25003; counties per OMB July 2023 metro definitions.
Other North Carolina metros
- Raleigh-Cary $466/sq
- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia $461/sq
- Asheville $461/sq
- Winston-Salem $458/sq
- Greensboro-High Point $456/sq
- Greenville $443/sq
- Wilmington $443/sq
- Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk $440/sq
- Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton $431/sq
- Jacksonville $427/sq
Metros with a similar cost
- Corpus Christi, TX $407/sq · rank 259
- Lubbock, TX $405/sq · rank 260
- Las Cruces, NM $405/sq · rank 261
- El Paso, TX $389/sq · rank 263
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